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What the actual fuck is the shit with these words. Two thesaurusi, a dictionary, a billion google searches and 0 help. They are all defined with each other in circular definitions with ever so slightly different wording around that means the same thing.

So now it's down to just a poll: What do you use? Do you happen to know the actual difference? Do you believe black people should have rights? Is there an actual difference?

This is a pretty stupid thing to make a thread about but sure, I'll roll with it.

I'd just say someone was heading west, but westward sounds more old timey and has a bit of hand wavey vagueness with an implied 'sort of generally in a western direction'.

Westerly I'd read more as something coming from the west, but I've only heard it in the context of weather.

Westbound speaks more of a destination than a direction. A person can only be westbound while traveling while there are lots of things that can be done in a westward direction. Looking, pointing, pissing, etc.

And I don't think most people deserve to have rights but black people aren't even on the top one hundred on that list. I would probably take rights away based on Tumblr activity to start with and just go from there as needed.

You would prioritize taking away the rights of your own people? How hostile.